Rubber boot.



- No. 783,839. PATENTED FEB. 28, 1905.

E. KENDALL.

RUBBER BOOT.

APPLIUATION FILED JULY 8, 1904.

' lilo, 783,839.

Status .Ited February 2?;8, 1905.

rrrc l Parent EDWIN KENDALL, OF SAN FRANCISCO, CALlFORNlA.

RUBBER BOOT.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 783,839, dated February 28, 1905.

To (all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, EDWIN KENDALL, a citizen of the United States, residing at San Francisco, in the county of San Francisco and State of California, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Rubber Boots, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in rubber boots, the object of my invention being to to provide a boot of this character which shall be more durable and more effective in excluding moisture than those heretofore provided.

The rubber boot'which is chiefly in use by miners, in slaughter-houses, and the like consists of a rubber boot proper, a leather inner K" sole, and a leather outer sole, said soles being attached to the rubber solo by nails driven through the leather and rubber soles. It has been found that with this construction of rubber boot, when the leather outer sole undergoes a change of shape through successive wcttings and dryings it is drawn away from the rubber boot and the holes through which the nails pass enlarge and admit moisture, de" feating the object of the boot.

The object of my invention is to provide a rubber boot with which this result cannot happen.

A further object is'to provide a rubber boot which is much cheaper in construction than those heretofore in use.

My invention therefore resides in the novel construction, combination, and. arrangement of parts for the above ends hereinafter fully s Jeciiied, and particularly pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of a rubber boot constructed in accordance with my invention, a part thereof being broken away. Fig. 2 is a cross-section of the boot. Fig. 3 is an enlarged crosssection. of one edge of the boot.

Referring to the drawings, 1 represents the rubber boot proper, which is made with a leg portion, an upper portion, and a sole portion, all in one continuous piece of rubber. It is understood that by rubber is included a combination of rubber and canvas or the like such as is used for this purpose.

2 represents a strip of rubber which is ce- Application filed July 8, 1904- Serial No. 215,763.

mented at its upper edge, as shown at 3, to the side of the foot portion of the rubber boot proper and at its lower edge, as shown at t,

to the under side of the sole portion and extends entirely around the foot portion of the boot. This strip is of snllicient width to hang down and form a lap, as shown at 6 represents the outer sole, which in the of wood. It is formed with an undercut remodilication shown in Figs. 1, 2, and 2-} is made cess 7 extending along the top of its edge. Said recess is beveled or extends inwardly downward, and within said recess is received the lap 5 of the strip. Inside said lap, before cementing the strip to the shoe, is placed a 5 thong or cord 8, of leather or other suitable material. This serves to give body to the lap as it lies in the recess, and on account of the inward bevel of said recess said lap, extending all around the sole, tends to grip the same and 7 hold it to the shoe. On the outside of the lap is a strip of leather 9, and nails 10 are driven d through said strip and through the lap and the thong contained therein and into the wooden sole. 7 5

It will be observed that with this construction there is absolutely no punctn re of the rubber boot proper and the means for securing the boot to the sole are entirely external to the boot, so that there is no chance of moisture at any time penetrating the interior of the boot. A further advantage of the wooden sole is its cheapncss as compared with leather, and the whole constructimi is cheaper than that heretofore in use.

I claim- 1. A rubber boot comprising a boot portion proper forming a complete waterproof cover ing for the foot and. log, a sole having a recess in its edge, an extension from said boot 9 portion proper having a lap lying in said re*-- cess, a piece of suitable material in said lap to give body thereto, and nails driven thrr'nlgh said extension into the sole, substantially as described.

2. A rubber boot comprising a boot portion proper forming a complete waterproofcovering for the foot and leg, a sole having a recess in its edge, an extension from said boot portion proper having a lap lying in said re- I00 cess, a piece of suitable material in said lap to give body thereto and nails driven through said piece into the sole, substantially as described.

3. A rubber boot comprising a boot portion proper forming a complete Waterproof covering for the foot and leg and having a strip cemented thereto at the upper and lower edges and forming a lap, a sole having a recess in which said lap lies and nails driven through said lap and into the sole, substantially as described.

4. Arubber boot comprising a boot portion proper forming a complete waterproof covering for the foot and leg and having a strip cemented thereto at the upper and lower edges and forming a lap, a sole having a recess in which said lap lies and means for securing said sole to the lapped portion of said extension, substantially as described.

A rubber boot comprising a boot proper forming a complete waterpoof covering for the foot and leg, a strip cemented at its upper edge to the side of the foot portion and at its lower edge to the under side of the sole portion and having a lap, a piece of suitable material within said lap to give body thereto, a sole having an undercut recess in which said lap is received, a strip of suitable material outside of the lap, and nails through said strip, lap, and piece and driven into the sole to secure the latter to the boot proper, substantially as described.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand in the presence of two subscribing Witnesses.

E.. KENDALL. Witnesses:

FRANoIs M. VVRIGi-IT, BEssrE GORFINKEL. 

